Chapter 2 Section 1 Adhikarana 7
Adhikarana 7 of Chapter 2, Section 1. Refutation of the objection that if Brahman were the cause of the world
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WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 2.1 · Verse 2.1.21
इतरव्यपदेशाद्धिताकरणादिदोषप्रसक्तिः ॥ २१ ॥
On account of the other (the individual soul) being stated (as non-different from Brahman) there would arise (in Brahman) the defects of not doing what is beneficial and the like.
Brahma Sutra 2.1.22
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अधिकं तु, भेदनिर्देशात् ॥ २२ ॥
But on account of the statement (in the Srutis ) of difference (between the individual soul and Brahman) (Brahman the Creator is) something more (than the individual soul).
Brahma Sutra 2.1.23
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अश्मादिवच्च तदनुपपत्तिः ॥ २३ ॥
And because the case is similar to that of stones (produced from the same earth) etc., the objection is untenable.